THE PERSPECTIVES OF TRANSNISTIRIA IN THE LIGHT OF RUSSIAN INVASION ON UKRAINE
THE PERSPECTIVES OF TRANSNISTIRIA IN THE LIGHT OF RUSSIAN INVASION ON UKRAINE

Summary/Abstract: The pro-Russian self-declared separatist state of Transnistria was formed in the years following the fragmentation of USSR, which set the new socio-political grounds of contemporary global geopolitics. Transnistrian conflict remained frozen for thirty years and acted as one of many Russian satellites in the region. In the light of ongoing Russo- Ukrainian war the importance of Transnistria may increase significantly and become a source of further tensions in Eastern Europe. While Transnistria is “de jure” considered as part of Moldova it “de facto” functions as independent country under the protection of Russian “peacekeeping” mission. The role of Transnistria in the conflict has yet to reveal itself but recent events show that the tensions are escalating and it is very likely that the country will be directly dragged in the war. The goal of this essay is to analyze the past geopolitical development of Transnistria and evaluate its potential role in the Russo- Ukrainian conflict. After three decades the nature and importance of Transnistria is changing and it may prove to be one of the crucial subjects at defining the future of Eastern European geopolitics.

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